2025 Annual Weather Highlights

2025 Weather Highlights

The Year in Pictures

Winter Weather

Hydrology & Drought

2025 was the 2nd warmest on record for NM (tied with 2024) & 38th driest

Temperature & Precipitation Data for CONUS, NM, Albuquerque, Clayton, & Roswell

(click the link above for a detailed climate summary of temperature and precipitation for NM and these 3 cities)

New Mexico and Climate Cities at a Glance

2025	Average Temperature	Departure	Rank	Total Precipitation	Departure	Rank	Record (years)
Contiguous U.S.	54.6°	+1.3°	4th Warmest	29.19"	-1.11"	40th Driest	131
New Mexico	56.2°	+1.7°	2nd Warmest	12.52"	-1.23"	38th Driest	131
Albuquerque	60.8°	+2.9°	1st Warmest	6.71"	-2.13"	43rd Driest	94
Clayton	56.2°	+1.9°	6th Warmest	18.33"	+2.21"	32nd Wettest	96
Roswell	64.2°	+1.0°	4th Warmest	11.85"	+0.22"	64th Wettest	76

(Updated 1/14/26: Departures from normal use the 30-year base period from 1991 to 2020. The 2025 average temperature for NM tied with 2024. All data is considered preliminary until final certification at the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). **Data, rankings, and period of record align with those assigned by NCEI. Albuquerque has 94 years of annual temperature and precipitation data. Clayton has 96 years of annual temperature and 109 years of annual precipitation data. Roswell has 76 years of annual temperature and 77 years of annual precipitation data. Analysis utilizes the ACIS database with 10 days or less of missing annual data for each station. ACIS and NCEI databases may differ for ThreadX sites.)

New Mexico Statewide Average Temperature & Precipitation Trend Graphics

The annual weather and climate review for 2025 is organized into topics which are accessed by the tabs across the top of each page. Each topic has an associated PDF which can be viewed from any web browser or personal device. A 125% zoom level is suggested for the PDFs. Annual summary topics include; a video of the year in pictures, a review of winter weather events, a summary of the drought status and hydrology program, a brief recap of the fire weather season, a list of all the records and extremes for Albuquerque, Clayton and Roswell, a review of 2025 severe weather, and a new section dedicated to decision support services. A month-to-month recap is available for each month at the links below. All data are considered preliminary until final certification at the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

2025 Monthly Highlight Summaries